SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Who is the person who eradicated Satti?
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Babur
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Ashoka The Great
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Raja Ram Mohan Rai
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Erik The Red
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Lord William Bentinck became the Governor-General of India in 1828. He helped Raja Rammohan Roy to suppress many prevalent social evils like Sati, polygamy, child marriage and female infanticide. Lord Bentinck passed the law banning Sati throughout the Company’s jurisdiction in British India.
Detailed explanation-2: -He campaigned for rights for women, including the right for widows to remarry, and the right for women to hold property. His efforts led to the abolition of Sati in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of India and oppsed the practice of polygamy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Akbar. ‘Sati’ of Hindu women was prohibited during the reign of Akbar.
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